DADT was the official United States policy on LGBTQ people serving in the military from December 1993 to September 2011. Students would learn about how this policy came about, the harm that it did, and how it was overturned.

A Chicana lesbian writer & activist. She wrote Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza in 1987, a book that combined her personal experiences growing up along the Mexico/U.S. border with her vision for a new world free of injustice and oppression for all people.

This site is a comprehensive reference hub for information regarding the FAIR Education Act, as well as for LGBTQ-inclusive lesson plans and resources to support teachers as they work with the new content required by the FAIR Ed Act. We are honored to work together with you to help California’s history and social sciences education be more Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful for all K-12 students.

The dozens of Lesson Plans, books, and video resources are sorted into Elementary, Middle, andHigh School grade-levels. Once you’ve used a lesson plan or a resource, please consider returning and providing feedback, to help fellow educators benefit from your experience. Further resourceslists additional sources for LGBTQ and disability history materials.